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==More Efficient/Alchohol Tolerant Yeast== | ==More Efficient/Alchohol Tolerant Yeast== | ||
Another route is to remove alcohol from the medium throughout fermentation. Increasing resistance to other inhibitory compounds in recalcitrant feedstocks and engineering yeast to be able to feed off of pentose sugars are | Another route is to remove alcohol from the medium throughout fermentation. Increasing resistance to other inhibitory compounds in recalcitrant feedstocks and engineering yeast to be able to feed off of pentose sugars are ongoing research areas. | ||
==More Efficient Composters== | ==More Efficient Composters== | ||
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==More Efficient | ==More Efficient Anaerobic Digesters== | ||
A first step would be to understand the member bacteria in the biodigester (work would be kind of gross) | |||
==More Efficient Methane Digesting Bacteria== | ==More Efficient Methane Digesting Bacteria== | ||
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==Bacteria that produce chemicals useful to organic chemistry== | ==Bacteria/Yeast that produce chemicals useful to organic chemistry== | ||
Breakdown modules. | |||
==Bacteria that produce chemicals useful to | ==Bacteria/yeast that produce chemicals useful to medicine== | ||
*Open Source Insulin E. Coli etc | *Open Source Insulin E. Coli etc | ||
*Secondary metabolites vs proteins | |||
*Various terpenoids are high-value and a very active area of research, modify central metabolism and/or bind receptors. | |||
*Antibiotics | |||
==Waste Cleanup Bacteria== | ==Waste Cleanup Bacteria== | ||
Latest revision as of 02:25, 21 June 2018
Areas of utility
Biohydrogen
More Efficient/Alchohol Tolerant Yeast
Another route is to remove alcohol from the medium throughout fermentation. Increasing resistance to other inhibitory compounds in recalcitrant feedstocks and engineering yeast to be able to feed off of pentose sugars are ongoing research areas.
More Efficient Composters
More Efficient Anaerobic Digesters
A first step would be to understand the member bacteria in the biodigester (work would be kind of gross)
More Efficient Methane Digesting Bacteria
Genetically Modified Bioluminescent Bacteria that Produce Luciferin, but do not use it
Bacterial luciferase systems use a slightly modified fatty acid, which is produced by the lux operon. Autobioluminescence is potentially a powerful trait to engineer but may not be very energy efficient.
More Efficient + Different Colors of Bioluminescent Bacteria
Nanolanterns can shift the emission wavelengths.
More Efficient Bioluminescent Fungi
Bacteria/Yeast that produce chemicals useful to organic chemistry
Breakdown modules.
Bacteria/yeast that produce chemicals useful to medicine
- Open Source Insulin E. Coli etc
- Secondary metabolites vs proteins
- Various terpenoids are high-value and a very active area of research, modify central metabolism and/or bind receptors.
- Antibiotics
Waste Cleanup Bacteria
- Plastic Digesters/Making these more efficient
- Hydrocarbon Digesters for Spills
Water Purification Organisms
- (Not sure if this is possible, but) Modify Something Like A Cypress Tree to Produce an Excess of Water, So some can be removed and you essentially have a natural RO Machine